Pavin still in front by two

The 46-year-old made his first three bogeys, but still shot 2-under 68.
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Corey Pavin slowed down in the U.S. Bank Championship. Now friends Jerry Kelly and Frank Lickliter will try to deny Pavin his first title in 10 years.
Pavin birdied five holes, but made his first three bogeys of the tournament, to shoot a 2-under 68 in the third round and move to 17-under 193 on the municipal Brown Deer Park Golf Course.
Kelly (64) was two shots behind Pavin at 15 under. Lickliter (64) and D.J. Trahan (66) were 14 under, and Shaun Micheel (65), Billy Andrade (66) and Nathan Green (67) followed at 12 under.
Dined together
Pavin, Kelly and Lickliter were all at the same restaurant Friday night dining on calamari. Now they are each in position to take home the $720,000 winner's check.
"I'm not out here to finish 20th every week, I want to win a golf tournament," Pavin said. "I've been working really hard for the last 10 years."
Kelly said he wants to go head-to-head with somebody.
"I want to enjoy the competition right in front of me," he said. "The guy is right there, he can't hide."
Lickliter said Pavin will certainly stay in full view.
"He's 46 years old, but he's got a huge heart," Lickliter said. "He's a great guy, he's a great competitor."
Pavin started off Saturday with seven holes to finish his second round at 64 and move to 15 under.
"I don't have any problem with any player trying to beat me," he said. "With Jerry, we'll have fun with this one. That's the kind of guy Jerry is. We'll be yakking about it, talking about it, joking about it with each other."
Sentimental favorite
Kelly, the sentimental favorite from Madison, said he has taken advantage using a new adjustable weight putter.
It showed early.
With the partisan crowd behind him, Kelly knocked down a 20-foot putt for a birdie on the first hole and carried it with five more birdies in the round. He said he could have been a few strokes lower over the tournament, but a new 3-wood has caused him problems on the par-5 holes.
Meanwhile Pavin set a nine-hole PGA Tour record on Thursday with a 26 on the par-34 front side and tied the record for lowest score in the first 36 holes of a PGA Tour event on Saturday at 125.
But he said he was tired in the third round.
After a birdie on the par-3 third hole, Pavin became unraveled by continuing to miss fairways -- now 16 for the tournament.
The 1995 U.S. Open winner who now has the shortest driving distance on tour bogeyed Nos. 4 and 5 and his six-shot lead dropped to two by the seventh hole.
By the par-5 sixth, Pavin had nearly lost all the momentum.
His tee shot landed in the deep rough and his second shot was badly struck, traveling just 49 yards. Still, he saved par despite being in the rough just short of the bunker when he hit a flop shot inside 4 feet.
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